NFL: Saints Bounty Thread

[AsylumGuido]

(12-11-2012 03:58 PM)JDaveG Wrote:  Please cite to the exact language where Tagliabue said he affirms Goodell's findings "because it helps [the NFL's] cause in the defamation case."

That was interpretations I have read today from some of the legal experts out there. They said that Tagliabue carefully worded his response so that not only could he state that he affirms Goodell's finding, but still clears the way to vacate all player penalties.

If he had simply vacated the penalties without the stated affirmation it would have weakened Goodell's stance in the defamation case being handled by the firm in which Tagliabue is a partner.

Oh, and it is not "[the NFL's] cause in the defamation case", it is Goodell's cause given it is Vilma vs. Goodell.